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b. 302-309

composition: Op. 49, Fantaisie in F minor

cresc. - - - to b, 309 in A

cresc. - - to end of b. 309 in GE

in b. 309 in FE (→EE1)

cresc. - - &  in EE2

cresc. - - & , our alternative suggestion
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Chopin added the multi-bar cresc. - - indication – along with a number of other indications in this fragment – to A after [FC] had been finished, which explains its absence in FE (→EE1). In the very FE (or earlier in [FC]) there is only the  hairpin in bar 309, which, being almost certainly authentic, can be considered an alternative concept of leading the course to the culminant chord in bar 310.
In the A notation it is noteworthy that the dashes markings the range of crescendo do not reach the end of bar 309, and therefore  and  in bar 310. GE considered it an insignificant inaccuracy and extended the dashes to the end of the bar. We provide this natural interpretation of the A notation in the main text. However, it is also likely that Chopin hesitated while writing the dashes, perhaps considering using a different indication in the last bar, e.g. a , as in FE, and then started doing something else without making the decision. We include this possibility as an alternative solution. 

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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources; Corrections & alterations

issues: EE revisions , Corrections in A , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of FE , Inaccuracies in A

b. 302-303

composition: (Op. 4), Sonata in C minor, Mvt IV

No fingering in A (→GE→FE,IE)

Fingering in EE
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In the main text, we do not include the inauthentic L.H. fingering added by EE.

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issues: EE revisions

b. 303

composition: Op. 39, Scherzo in C♯ minor

 in EE

GC

FE

GE
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The asterisk  is placed differently in different sources. We take the version of EE  as it is consistent with the notation of most analogous places and blends naturally with the notation of the rhythm. 

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issues: Inaccuracies in GE

b. 303-304

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

Whole-bar slur in A

Motivic slur in GE1 (→FE)

Motivic slurs in both hands in EE & GE2
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The slur of A is probably the original version – cf. bars 301-302. Therefore, the longer slur in GE (→FE→EE) may be a result of Chopin's proofreading.
The slurs in the L.H. added in EE and GE2 are inauthentic – see bars 297-298.

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issues: EE revisions , GE revisions , Authentic corrections of GE

b. 303

composition: Op. 21, Concerto in F minor, Mvt III

No sign in A (→GE→FE)

 in EE
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The  hairpin must be an arbitrary addition of the reviser of EE who tried to unify the notation of all identical bars in this fragment.

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issues: EE revisions